a bar of bread vs a piece of bread

Both 'a bar of bread' and 'a piece of bread' are correct phrases, but 'a piece of bread' is more commonly used and understood in English. 'A bar of bread' is not a common expression and might confuse your reader/listener.

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Last updated: November 04, 2024 • 11395 views

a bar of bread

This phrase is technically correct but not commonly used in English.

This phrase could be used to refer to a specific shape or form of bread, but it is not a common expression.

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Location bar in bread crumb mode.
Screenshot of the location bar in bread crumb mode
There's a bar of soap in the sink.
I actually ate a bar of soap yesterday.
I'm starving. l-I actually ate a bar of soap yesterday.
I actually ate a bar of soap yesterday.
Perhaps you could carve it into a bar of soap.
A bar of soap, an ashtray, something.
Phil, she carved a telephone out of a bar of soap.
First and foremost, a bar of chocolate.
Tell 'em what happens when you drop a bar of soap in prison.
She'd eaten a bar of chocolate that I'd been saving and... I wanted to punish her.
He traded the hot tub to us for a bar of deodorant that he promptly ate.
Why, last night, Malloy said a dirty word, and I washed his mouth out with a bar of chocolate.
I should probably switch back to a bar of soap.
You'd be surprised by what I can do with a bar of soap.
It cost a cigarette or half a bar of chocolate a peek.
If she serves it again, I'll bring a bar of soap... and wash out a few stockings.
Give this man his money and throw in a bar of soap.
Vowing he will never serve his full term. Virgil plans an elaborate escape using a bar of soap and some shoe polish.

Alternatives:

a piece of bread
a loaf of bread
a slice of bread
a bun
a roll

a piece of bread

This phrase is commonly used and understood in English.

This phrase is the more common way to refer to a portion or slice of bread.

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They didn't even get a piece of bread.
Songs that kids would sing for a piece of bread.
Daddy says to bring a piece of bread dipped in meat sauce to his father.
I'm sorry, could I have a piece of bread?
On my ninth birthday I made the mistake of reaching for a piece of bread ahead of my dad at the dinner table.
A piece of bread.
It's like when a piece of bread gets stuck in the toaster.
It' a piece of bread, a unique sensibility.
Now, take a piece of bread.
You are more tender than a piece of bread.
In any case, Father, you'll never convince me that the body of Christ can be contained in a piece of bread.
For example, the idea that a piece of bread can become the body of our Saviour, Father.
We were given a piece of bread... and they told us to march on.
As soon as I eat a piece of bread, I fall dead on the bed.
And if you were a fried egg, I'd be a piece of bread.
And if I were a piece of bread, you'd be butter or jam.
You must think I'm a piece of bread that needs to be buttered so heavily.
(in Puglia) crazy things... a piece of bread.
Get yourself a piece of bread, I'll make you a chip butty.
She used to walk around with her baby in her arms, screaming, and asking for a piece of bread.

Alternatives:

a bar of bread
a loaf of bread
a slice of bread
a bun
a roll

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